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IN RE PLADSON

No. 93-15939.

35 F.3d 462 (1994)

In re William H. PLADSON and Barbara J.P. Snethen, Debtors. John T. KENDALL, Trustee, Appellee, v. William H. PLADSON and Barbara J.P. Snethen, Debtors-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 13, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony P. Fritz, Fritz & Myers, San Francisco, CA, for debtors.

Jeffrey C. Wurms, Wendel, Rosen, Black, Dean & Levitan, Oakland, CA, for appellee.

Gary S. Garfinkle for amicus curiae National Assn. of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Inc.

Before: ALARCON and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges, and HILL, District Judge.

Opinion by Judge HILL.

IRVING HILL, District Judge:

In this opinion we hold that bankruptcy debtors may claim the California homestead exemption. We reverse a district court decision which held to the contrary.

FACTS

William H. Pladson and Barbara J.P. Snethen, a married couple residing together, filed a joint Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition which claimed a homestead exemption of $52,000 in their residence. John Kendall, the court-appointed...

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